Prof A.C. Grayling

This is a book that celebrates the power of ideas: thought can—and does—change the world. And, in turn, ideas evolve. Fundamentalism, environmentalism, and bioethics are defining our future just as Marxism, feminism, or existentialism have influenced our present. So what do we need to know as we move into the 21st century? More than a simple reference work, this is...

'The unconsidered life is not worth living' - Socrates. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly worth living is one that is informed and considered, so a degree of philosophical insight into the inevitabilities of the human...

"Human genius has done much, and promises much, in the way of removing the mystery from many things in our world; at the same time it recognises and honours the mystery in things too." In this collection, A.C. Grayling extends the range of his previous two books to show how much understanding people can gain about themselves and their world...

"A person who does not think about life is like a stranger mapless in a foreign land." But in the twenty-first century, what meaning can we give to our lives? How can we justify our existence and continue to grow and learn? In The Reason of Things, the bestselling philosopher A. C. Grayling gives us pause to examine these questions...

Duty or Pleasure? This was the legendary choice which faced Hercules and which pre-eminent philosopher A.C Grayling uses as the starting point of this masterful book, The Choice of Hercules. He shows us how much more people can understand about themselves and their world by reflecting on today's moral challenges. Above all, he explores the idea that certain demands and...

One of the most fundamental questions in our life is to find out what we value—what principles we want to live by and which codes we will use to guide our behaviour. Most of us want to live a good life. But what, in today's secular society, does 'good' actually mean? To classical Greeks, the acquisition of knowledge, the enjoyment...